Ashrah Mubasharah

Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Akhnas said that when he was in the mosque, a man abused Ali (RA). So Saeed bin Zayd got up and said, “I bear witness to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) that I heard him say, ‘Ten persons will go to Paradise. Abu Bakr will go to Paradise, Umar will go to Paradise, Uthman will go to Paradise, Ali will go to Paradise, Talha will go to Paradise, Zubair bin Al-Awwam will go to Paradise, Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas will go to Paradise, Abdur-Rahman bin Awf will go to Paradise and Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah. If I wish, I can mention the tenth.”

The People asked, “Who is he?” so he kept silent. They again asked, “Who is he?”

He replied, “He is Saeed ibn Zayd.” He then said, “The company of one man whose face has been covered with dust by the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) is better than the actions of one of you for a whole life time even if he is granted the life-span of Noah.” [Abu Dawud]

These Ten Companions are listed below, together with the dates of when they lived and died: